Rebel Wilson says she wasn't allowed to lose 'more than 10 pounds' while filming the 'Pitch Perfect' movies: 'It's in your contract'

• Rebel Wilson says her "Pitch Perfect" contract prevented her from losing more than 10 pounds.
• The actor wanted to lose weight to increase her odds of having children and to diversify film roles.

Rebel Wilson says her "Pitch Perfect" contract prevented her from losing more than 10 pounds, the actor revealed in a recent interview.

During an appearance on Spotify's "Call Her Daddy" podcast, Wilson discussed how her contract for the film essentially delayed her weight-loss journey.

"I couldn't lose a massive amount of weight, because I was in the contract for that movie," Wilson said. "You can't lose, I think it's not more than 10 pounds, or gain more than 10 pounds. Yeah, you have to kind of stay at the weight. It's in your contract."

Wilson played Patricia Hobart, a character who was better known as Fat Amy, in the three "Pitch Perfect" films — a role that helped catapult her to stardom.

As the actor further explained, Wilson enjoyed playing the role despite the film poking fun at her character's body size, because she is "so confident and ballsy."

But Wilson had been thinking about making lifestyle changes for some time because she wanted to increase her odds of potentially having children before turning 40.

"I went to see a fertility doctor, and he was like, 'You'd have a much better chance with fertility if you were healthier,'" Wilson explained. "It really hit me hard, because I was living a fantastic bigger life."

Wilson also wanted to play a wider variety of roles and found that she was being typecast.

"I was stereotyped in playing that fat, funny friend, which is so hard because I love those roles," Wilson added. "I love doing the roles. I love those characters. But then I did want to do more things, and I felt like being the bigger girl you're just more pigeonholed."

The actor lost nearly 80 pounds, according to Women's Health Magazine, due to lifestyle changes that included portion control, a high-protein diet, and incorporating nutritious ingredients into meals.

"I'm just trying to go for overall balance, overall healthy balance," she told the publication in 2022. "I have this state of being, which is not my quote, but I go, 'Nothing is forbidden.' We'll be like, 'Should we get In-N-Out burger?' And I'm like, 'Nothing is forbidden.' I can go there, I just might eat half of what I used to eat before. You know? And I'll have a burger, and a few fries, and then you feel fine."